- Title: NIGERIA: PRESIDENT SHAGARI HOLDS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN RALLY.
- Date: 4th May 1983
- Summary: 1. GV NPN supporters. Crowd scene with banners. 0.11 2. SV President Shehu Shagari steps on to speaker's platform and leads crowd in cheer. 0.32 3. GV Political party poster for the President. 0.34 4. SCU Shagari speaking. (SOT) 1.15 5. GV Party members cheering and dancing. 1.20 6. SCU Chief Ojukwu addressing rally. (SOT) 1.58 TRANSCRIPT: SHAGARI: (SEQ 4) "Neighbouring in the city of (indistinct) of the (indistinct) Ibos of the Hausas, of the Ibibios, of the (indistinct) and of all the tribes of Nigeria. We are all here. And as Nigerians they are entitled to equal treatment for everything. For any party which discriminate against Nigerians that party does not deserve to be called a national party or a Nigerian party. That party is not Nigerian but is a tribal party of divisions. We can not supports that any more here in this country." DJUKWU: (SEQ 6) "I actually only bring to you the fraternal greetings of the people across the Niger. What you are trying to do here we have already begun across the Niger. And we hope that in this age of solidarity but with our arms linked across the Niger we shall march behind our party shaygu (phonetic) Shehu Shagari into the state house and battle ground again on the first of October, 1983." Initials CC/JRS Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: LAGOS, NIGERIA
- Country: Nigeria
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